Collaborative Development Of A Training Tool To Promote Immigrant Health: Introducing The Immigrant Partnerships And Advocacy Curricular Kit (I-PACK)

Abstract

As the population of immigrant children increases in the United States, there is growing interest in immigrant and refugee health among pediatric educators and trainees. The recent influx of unaccompanied minors and concurrent increase in families experiencing separation at the United States – Mexico border has further highlighted the importance of this topic in medical education. However, many trainees feel ill-equipped in caring for this population, which faces unique barriers to accessing health care and has …